Switch sells more Q3 units in US than any platform since DS in 2009

[mk7sx]

Bofferbrauer2 said:

mk7sx said:

Here is what I have for all consoles that sold >6M in a year for NPD (since 2001).  NSW 2020 hasn't done it yet, but it will hit 8.7M if it matches last year's numbers, so fair bet that we cross 6M lol.  Note that March/June 2020 are just estimates.

Quarterly sums are provided at the bottom as well as 9-mo total (to compare to 2020 NSW).  All figures are rounded 1,000s.

Almost 5M already without the entire holiday quarter... freck!

Yes.  Very good shot at 10M tying Wii/DS from 2008.

I think US peak for the Switch will easily be 2021.  There were many months this year with stock problems, whereas next year Nintendo will know beforehand that it could be a >10M year and production will already be lined up to match.  That plus software slate for next year looks to be killer (Mario 3DW, MHR, Zelda 35th Anniversary, Metroid 35th Anniversary, Pokemon 25th Anniversary, possibly BOTW2, Pokemon Snap, possibly Gen 4 Remakes, killer Indie titles), and not to mention maybe Pro model to boost sales.  

I expect it to challenge DS 09 and go for 11-12M units sold.